Tag for finger rings



May 5, 1925.

J. `lzalNHor-'ER Y TAG FOR FNGER RINGS Filea Peli. 412, 1925 Patented May 5, 1925.

UNITED STATES autres ninnornia, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

TAG' FOR FINGER RINGS.

Application filed February 12, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J'ULiUs DiNHornn, a citizen oi' the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State oli' New York, have invented a certain new and useful lmprovement in Tags for Finger Rings, of which the following is a speciiication.

rlhis invention relates to an improvement in a tag for linger rings, such tags being customarily used upon rings for the .purpose of indicating the price, the grade of the ring, its stock number, or te bear the trade mark of the manufacturer. The object of this invention is to provide a tag of this character, preferably made ot' paper, which shall be so constructed and which shall be attached to the ring in such a manner that it will not be provided with any projecting parts likely to be torn olif, causing the tag to be detached during handling ot' the ring. In the tags in use at the present time, the body et the tag extends oii' laterally from the shank of the ring and it thus projects in such a manner that it very readily becomes detached from the ring during handling. In my improved ring the body of the tag is located within the iinger space surrounded by the ring shank, so that the shank protects the body of the tag and no parts of the tag project laterally from the ring when the tag 1s attached.

TWith these objects. and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, in view, have devised the particular arrangement oi' parts hereinafter set iforth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto. l Reference is to be had to the accom- ,jolanying drawing, Jforming a part hereof', in which liigure 1 is an elevation et the liront tace ot my improved tag, showing the same in its flat or unfolded condition;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the rear face ot the same;

Figure 3 is an edge yiew of the tag in a partly folded condition preparatory to attaching it to a ring;

Figure l is a iront elevation oi' the tag, showing the same attached to a ring; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line .55 ot Figure et, looking in the direction et the arrows.

Throughout the various views oi the drawing, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

l As heretofore stated, my improved tag is Serial No. 8,647.

preferably made of paper, and the same, when it is in its `l'lat or unfolded. condition, is in the term of an elongated continuous strip, such as is shown in Figures 1 and 2. The saine is provided with a pair of spaced enlargements l and 2, which when the same are connected or adhesively secured together as will be hereinafter pointed out, form theV inscriptiou-receiving part or body of the tag.

These two enlargements may be made in any ornamental form and I have shown them in the torni of disks as this shape conforms to the linger space of the ring within which the disks are located when the tag is in place on the ring. The enlargements are joined or connected by a narrow stripor bridge piece 8 which is widened at its central point and which is yprovided with a diamond-shaped aperture 4l.

The enlargement 2 is provided with an integral tab 5, which is substantially similar in shape to the bridge piece 3, and which e,

has a widened central part and a diamondshaped aperture 7. The tabl 5 extends laterally Yfrom the edge oi the enlargement 2 and said tab terminates in a pointed end 6.

The rear faces et the dislcshaped enlargements 1 and 2 are coated with an adhesive l() ifor the purpose of uniting or pasting together these enlargements as will be pointed out.

ln Figure 23 the tag is shown in a partly Folded condition just prier to its application to a ring. To cause it to assume this position, the bridge piece 3 is transversely folded at its widest point, on the dotted line 5T) so that the two enlargements 1 and 2 are brought together or overlie one another with their gummeddaces meeting. The tab 5 is 'lolded transversely at its widest point, on the dotted line 8 so that its end 6 eX- Vtends inwardly and projects between the two enlargements 1 and 2. Thus, it will be seen that when the tag is placed on a ring, as at 11., the bridgefpiece 3 forms a loon over the shank 12 and the tab 3 Yforms a similar loop extending around the shank ata point diametrically opposite to the point at which the bridge piece is located.

`When the tag is in this position, the enn largements 1 and 2 are pasted together and the end 6 oi the tab 5 is pasted between them, the tag'v in its final position upon the ring being disclosed in Figures 4 and 5.

lt will be seen that when the tag is in position upon the ring the enlargements are secured together as a unit and lie within the finger space and are completely surrounded by the ring. The tag is thus protected by the ring and no projecting parts are provided which become torn olf during handling. Any inscriptions or written matter may be placed on the outer faces of the united enlarg'ements.

The apertures l and 7, which are provided in the parts 3 and 5 respectively, enable the parte of the shank to remain visible to purchasers, which is important when the ring has an engraved or jewelled shank.

lllhile I have described my improved tag as being suitable for use upon linger rings it will be apparent that the same may, with or without modification be used upon other articles of jewelry.

.Vhat l claim is:

l. An article of the class described having a pair of circular portions adapted to be adhesively secured together, said portions being connected by an integral strip adapted to form a -loop over a linger ring shank, and another strip having one of its ends integrally connected to one of the circular portions and its other'end adhesively secured between the circular portions.

2. An article ofthe class described having` a pair of enlargements adapted to be secured together and lie within the shank of a linger ring, said enlargement-s being connected by an integral strip which forms a loop over the linger' ring shank, and another strip forming a continuation of one of said enlargements, said strip extending over the shank of the ringand having itsend secured between the enlargements.

3. in article of the class described having a pair of disk-shaped members adapted te be aiflhesively secured together and lie within the shank of a linger ring and a pair of strips eonnecting said members, said stripsI forming integrz'xl extensions of said disks and extending at diainetrically opposite points over the shank of the ring.

l. "xn article of the class described comprising a tag for linger rings, said tag being formed from a single strip of paper and having a pair of enlarged portions adapted to be adhesively attached together, a folded strip connecting said enlarged por tions and forming a loop extending around the shank of the ring, a similar loop extending around the shank at an opposite point on the ring, said last mentioned loop having one of its ends integrally secured to one of the enlarged portions and its other end secured between the enlarged portions.

5. An article of the class described comprising a linger ring tag having enlarged parts adapted to .lie within the shank of the ring, a strip connecting said parts and adapted to extend over the shank, said strip having a central opening through which portions of the ring shank are visible, another strip adapted to be folded over the ring shank and having one of its ends secured between the enlarged parts, said last mentioned strip also being perforated to render visible parts of the ring shank beneath it.

6. An article of the class described comprising a strip having a pair of inscriptionreceiving areas normally spaced from one another when the strip is flat or unfolded, a narrow bridge piece connecting said areas, said bridge-piece being adapted to be transversely folded at a point between the areas to cause said areas to overlie one another, and a laterally extending tab projecting from the edge of one of said areas adapted to be transversely folded so that its end is Caused to extend between the overlying inscription-receiving areas.

7. An article of the class described comprising a paper strip having a pair of enlargements spaced from one another when the strip is lin a flat or unfolded condition, a perforated bridge strip extending between and connecting` said enlargements, said strip having a widened central part and being adapted to be folded transversely at said widened part to cause one of the enlargements to lie on top of the other one and to form a loop vin said bridge piece adapted to extend over a linger ring shank, a perforated integral tab project-ing from the edge of one of sa'id enlargements, said tab ha ving a widened part on which it is adapted to be folded to cause it to forni a loop over the ring' shank and, to cause its end to extend between the meeting faces of the enlargements, and an adhesive on the 'meeting faces of the enlargements whereby the same, together with the projecting end of the tab which extends between them, may be adhesively secured together.

Signed at the city, county, and State ot' N ew York, this 5th day of February, 1925.

JULIUS DINHOF ER. 

